Firefighters

In the face of a controversial bill, first responders and public employees warn that limiting collective bargaining could jeopardize safety and weaken essential services.

Poring over dozens of papers assessing exposure to various carcinogens on the fireline, researchers identified 31 – including asbestos, volatile organic compounds like benzene, and crystalline silica.

Wildland fire has a diversity problem: in 2022, the Government Accountability Office reported that the federal firefighting force was 84% men and 72% white.

In other news, Utah firefighters are training to fight fires in larger buildings. And winter driving conditions are expected in Utah's mountains over the next few days, and more.

J. Bradley Washa, USU Assistant Professor of Wildland Fire Science shares updates on the Yellow Lake Fire and how our warm October is affecting fire season across the state.

J. Bradley Washa, Assistant Professor of Wildland Fire Science at USU, gives us an update on several fires burning across Utah and the wildfire season outlook for the remaining summer months.

In other news, Utah had one of the largest shifts leftward for presidential election voting in the last 20 years, according to research by a BYU sociologist.

Battling the house fire was made more difficult by shrubbery blocking access to the home and a hard-to-navigate floor plan.

A total of five buildings caught on fire in the two separate blazes on Sunday.

And awards and honors for wildland firefighters, individuals and groups doing exceptional work in their communities.